Chetek Fly-in, Boat Show is Sunday at airport - Chetekalert | Wooden boats and air crafts like T-6 Texan Warbirds will be on display and available to some for rides at the annual Chetek Fly-in and Boat Show Sunday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Chetek Airport.Last year, attendance was high and the weather was great as many people enjoyed vintage airplanes along with the Chetek- and Wisconsin-manufactured boats...
Flying High: Jetman Talks Flight, Fear, and What's Next - Gizmodo |Yves "Jetman" Rossy's exploits have been well-documented over the years. He's crossed the English Channel, the Grand Canyon, and flown alongside a B-17 bomber
with a jet-powered wing strapped to his back and nothing else. He's
crazy in the best way possible. We caught up with Yves yesterday to chat
about what's coming next for Jetman, his thoughts on Felix Baumgartner and what it's like to fly with a wing strapped to your back....
Video: The Duluth Harbor from the Cockpit of a Vultee BT-13 - Northland's NewsCenter | Duluth,
MN 
(NNCNOW.com) - Northlanders may get to see their fair share of the
Duluth Harbor, but not everyone can say they've seen it through the
cockpit of a World War II-era plane.
For those of you that haven't, this is the view of the harbor
from the cockpit of a Vultee BT 13, which stands for Basic Trainer....
Episode 260 – AirVenture 2013 Debrief - AirplaneGeeksPodcast |Guests Martt Clupper from the AirPigz blog and Martin Rottler, a faculty lecturer at The Ohio State University’s Center for Aviation Studies
join Rob to tell us about the just completed EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh.
We talk about the planes, the people, the airshows, and some of the
innovations. We hear about the essence of what AirVenture is all about...
Photos: East Kirkby Air show - Airplane Pictures | The Linconshire Aviation Heritage Center staged its annual airshow with the star performance from the beautifully restored Lancaster, which is able to taxy...
Photos: Kecskemét International Airshow, 3-4 August 2013 - Airplane Pictures | The International Air Show and Military Display taking place on 3 and 4 August 2013, this event is a unique show in Hungary and Central Europe....
Video: Air show stunts in Hungary - Euronews | Kecskemet, 88.5 kilometres south of the Hungarian capital Budapest, is the main home of the Hungarian Air Force and its fleet of Jas-39 Gripen fighter jets. The Airshow, the tenth to be held in Kecskemet, was celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Hungarian Air Force. Over one hundred thousand people turned up to watch the displays during the two day event. [Video shows four (?) jet teams]
Airshow cancelled due to lack of funding - Bundaberg News Mail | AFTER four high flying events, millions of dollars injected into the Bundaberg community and tens of thousands of visitors, the Wide Bay Australia International Airshow committee has announced the conclusion of the biennial event. In 2009 the NewsMail reported a study had shown the Bundaberg regional economy received an estimated $2.76m, or 88%, of the total spending by attendees and the event promoter in Queensland - calculated to be $3.12m....
B-17 landing in SA for tours, flight - San Antonio Express | SPRING, Texas — It has been nearly 70 years since the last B-17 lifted into the air to join the largest air armada ever to fill the skies during World War II. But on Friday, the four giant Wright-Cyclone engines of Texas Raiders, a fully restored B-17G Flying Fortress will be roaring over San Antonio...
War birds flying into Fargo for Air Power History Tour - Grand Forks Herald | FARGO – With unmanned aircraft almost certainly the wave of the future, big hulking planes might seem more like UFOs to today’s youth. That’s what makes an old war bird’s appearance this week at the Fargo Air Museum all the more important, said Dick Walstad, co-chairman of the Fargo AirSho. The B-17 Flying Fortress – nicknamed the Sentimental Journey – is one of three big World War II bombers stopping here as part of the Air Power History Tour put on by the Commemorative Air Force....
Battle of Britain at Night - RAF Museum London Events | Join us for another 40s-inspired evening as 
Denver's Amelia Earhart plays down her connection to the famous aviator - Westword | Like the fictional character Michael Bolton in the movie Office Space, Denver's Amelia Earhart has a famous namesake. But unlike the surly Bolton (played by actor David Herman), Earhart has never shied away from the connection. In fact, Earhart, a weather and traffic reporter and anchor for KUSA 9News, has played the name game to her advantage — first as the inspiration to become a pilot herself, according to her 9 News bio, and then to drum up some fame of her own. Last week, Earhart announced that she will try to re-create the original Amelia Earhart's 1937 attempt at flying around the world; the aviator's plane disappeared during the adventure and was never found....
Statue in memory of pioneering aviator - ITV News | A statue has been unveiled in memory of aviator Samuel Cody who was killed in a flying accident 100 years ago today. The statue in Farnborough is close to where he achieved the first powered flight in the country....
Bally Bomber Visit · Elliot "Stinky" Seguin | Like most couples, Jenn and I spend a lot of time talking about what airplane we would want to build next. A long time favorite has been a small multi-engine aircraft (think AT-9). Jenn got very excited when we first saw the Bally bomber so we made some time while we were back East to go check it out....
Wichita Aero Club to host Selena Shilad and Scott Ernest in September · General Aviation News Staff | WICHITA – The Wichita Aero Club will offer a double dose of aviation information in September when it hosts the leaders of two groups that have significant impact on the industry. Executive Director Selena Shilad of the Alliance for Aviation Across America (AAAA) will speak at the club’s Sept. 25 luncheon, followed the next day by Scott Ernest, CEO of Cessna. He will give a presentation at the first annual Kansas Aviation Expo Takeoff Reception sponsored by the Wichita Aero Club and Cessna....
Backcountry pilots applaud Monument court decision · General Aviation News Staff | GREAT FALLS, Montana –Officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) report that a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals largely upholds the backcountry airstrip designations on Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. The RAF and Montana Pilots’ Association mobilized early on in the Bureau of Land Management planning process to retain the airstrips, RAF officials said...
Retired Astronaut David Wolf: Being In Space 'So Extreme' That It's Nearly ... - Huffington Post | As a retired NASA astronaut who spent nearly five months aboard a Russian space station, David Wolf is one of the few people on the planet who know what it's like to leave it. Wolf has done seven space walks and gotten the full space experience. He shared the unique physical sensations of leaving Earth with HuffPost Live's Josh Zepps. The first thing people often wonder about when they think of visiting space is existing in zero gravity. As Zepps pointed out, zero gravity actually means an astronaut is in free fall around the side of Earth...
Thursday, August 8, 2013
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Video: Special Air Show Lights up AirVenture at Night - WBAY | The sky above EAA AirVenture was lit up Wednesday night for a special night-time air show -- the first held mid-week, and it featured some unique special effects. As the sun set, the excitement level rose as the big crowd at AirVenture gathered on the ...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Visits AirVenture - Aero-News Network | Governor Scott Walker visited AirVenture today. In brief comments, he recognized the importance of aviation to the Wisconsin economy. He also expressed his support of AirVenture and the economic impact it has on the local economy....
Classic Catalina Lands at Oshkosh - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Nothing looks like a Catalina. The shiny example parked on Phillips 66 Plaza at AirVenture 2013 draws onlookers who ponder its structure.
The Aero Experience at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Airshow Performers and Warbirds - The 
Aero Experience | The Aero Experience has been on the ground at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 for a few days, and contributors Carmelo Turdo and Fred Harl have been covering the airshow performers in between photographing everything in sight. Here are a few examples of the warbirds and airshow performers we have met along the way....
WWII veteran honored at EAA AirVenture - Today's TMJ4 | Mert Hansen is a WWII Veteran who flew over Iwo Jima. He visited the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh and was honored during the Warbirds in Review presentation. The event gathered WWII Veterans from around the country to share their stories with the public.
Johnsen and Johnsen Share Love for a Mustang - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | When I heard that a genuine combat-proven P-51 would be at AirVenture 2013, I was intrigued. When I learned its wartime pilot spelled his name the same uncommon way I do - JohnsEn instead of JohnsOn, my imagination ran overtime.
Hi-Flying Jetman a Down to Earth Aviator - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Shortly after Yves 'Jetman' Rossy wowed the crowd at EAA Oshkosh on Tuesday in his first public performance in the United States (and first visit to Oshkosh), the Swiss aviation pioneer met the media for a Q and A session and revealed himself to be surprisingly down-to-earth.
Otto: Just Clowning Around in the Sky - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Roger Buis says he likes to clown around. So it seems appropriate that he flies a helicopter named Otto that looks the part.
Sully and Skiles Make Way for Next Young Eagles Chair - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | EAA Young Eagles co-chairmen Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles, US Airways pilots who became national heroes after safely ditching Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in January 2009, are stepping down after leading the program for the past four years....
We are in full swing at AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wi. We have had great ... · Disabled American Veterans Airshow Outreach B-25 Flight Team | We are in full swing at AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wi. We have had great weather, great flying and great visitors to our display. If you are in the area we invite you to stop by and say hello. If you are a veteran we ask that you sign our poster that...
Air show fundraising continues - AberdeenNews.com | It's less than a month before the Aberdeen Air Show and organizers are busy preparing for the event, which will be the first air show since 2009. ... The show will feature four aerial performers from Wisconsin. There will also be some formation flying and the Duggy DC-3 will also make an appearance. Duggy is a bright yellow plane that is known as "the smile in the sky." Two South Dakota skydiving records could be set the day of the air show....
Best Bets: WWII planes in Duluth next week - Duluth News Tribune | The model that will be in Duluth, affectionately called “FiFi” by the Commemorative Air Force which organizes the tour, has been meticulously maintained since it was recovered in the 1970s. Go see it. What: Airpower History Tour. When: 2-6:20 p.m ...
B-25 bomber to highlight airport fly-in - Sullivan Journal | 17th fly-in is based in Creve Coeur as part of the Missouri Wing of the Commemorative Air Force , was manufactured in Kansas City, and is named the “Show-Me.” According to Boeing.com, the B-25 Mitchell is a twin-engine bomber that became standard ...
Lodi veteran relives B-17 memories - hngnews.com | This year's event was the first time the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) participated, and the first time veterans and event attendees were able to fly in anything other than a Boeing B-17. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) provided the B-17 ...
Austin WWII veteran shares experience flying B-17 bomber - myfox47 | ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 47) -- As many World War II veterans continue to age, fewer are around to share their stories. But at the Rochester International Airport Wednesday, one veteran from Austin is sharing his experiences from the days when he used to fly B-17 bombers. Although Donald is now 96-years-old, he can still vividly recall the time he spent in Europe fighting during World War II...
A Downed Allied Pilot, the French Resistance and the Exhumation of his P-38 After Seven Decades - Warbird News | In the summer of 1944, the skies above the French region of Picardy were the site of 
Evening event soars at museum - Arizona Daily Star | The Pima Air & Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Road, has special events every Saturday this month, starting with a pair of model airplane-building activities this Saturday. Two afternoon events - "Imagine Rockets" and "How Things Fly" - and the evening "Night Wings 3" event run Aug. 10, 17 and 24...
Ten Scholarship Winners Profiled - Life on the Road as a Pilot, Lynda Meeks | Visit Lynda's blog and read about the ten winners
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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Amelia Rose Earhart Takes Flight; Announces Plans to Retrace Namesake's ... - MarketWatch | OSHKOSH, WI, Jul 31, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Pilot Amelia Rose Earhart will 
announce today her intention to circumnavigate the globe in a Pilatus PC-12 NG single-engine aircraft. Departure from Oakland, California is scheduled for June 2014. "My passion for flight and adventure has driven me to explore new experiences I never would have imagined possible as a child," said Amelia. "Hard work, persistence and great role models have enabled me to fly outside the lines and achieve my dreams. Aviation plays an integral role in my life and I hope to share some of that joy with others through this adventure."...
Flying with Amelia - Blog | ...In December of 2011, I retraced her namesake’s transcontinental flight
across the US in the Cirrus. It was a life changing event that inspired
me to continue to retrace the flights of Amelia Earhart. Up next, a
Trans-Atlantic flight to Paris, then a circumnavigation around the globe
to recreate and complete the flight that Amelia herself never got to
finish...
'Jetman' Yves Rossy Shows Us How to Fly His Carbon Fiber Jet Wing · Jason Paur | OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – There’s a moment in every flight where gravity cedes control to Yves Rossy and for a few minutes he flies as birds do, with only a wing on his back and the wind at his face. Sure, there are jet engines, but he hears mostly the wind. It’s perhaps the greatest feeling of freedom one can experience, and after all these years, it never gets old....
3,000 Images and Counting: First Look at @PilotIan24's Oshkosh Galleries - Airplanista Aviation Blog | Here is Ian Hoyt's photography from his first few days at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, or #OSH13 to those in the Twitterverse. It sounds like his first day at the show was memorable, and generated over 3,000 images...
OSH13: Tuesday Airshow Action - CoolPix Triple Play! - AirPigz | You'll notice that my OSH13
BD-5 at #OSH13 - You like airplanes, too? | Folks were wondering what the biggest aircraft in Aeroshell Sq… *ahem* Phillips 66 Plaza was going to be this year. I’m not sure, but I certainly know that this little BD-5 is in the running for the smallest! Photo by Ian Petchenik. More #OSH13 photos
CAF Announces Eight Finalists for New CAF National Airbase Location ... - DigitalJournal.com | Midland, Texas (PRWEB) July 31, 2013 The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is pleased to announce the eight final locations under consideration for the home of the new CAF National Airbase. The search for a new headquarters began in May of 2013 with more than 25 interested and viable locations. After careful consideration of each potential location, the CAF Board of Directors has narrowed the list to...
Yankee Air Museum gets extension on bid to acquire Willow Run bomber plant - Detroit Free Press | A group trying to save the Yankee Air Museum won a two-month extension to raise enough money to buy a portion of the former Willow Run bomber plant in Ypsilanti, which otherwise will be demolished within months. The 5 million-square-foot plant, which was a General Motors powertrain manufacturing plant for a half century, has been closed since December 2010. The bankruptcy trust that controls GM properties left behind in the 2009 restructuring plans to tear it down to make way for new development opportunities....
Bill Thompson's 1938 N3N Floatplane - adventuresinmikeslife | I was invited to help a friend take 
two boats from Vancouver to Garden Bay, BC. He drove his 1957 Grenfell "Heaven"....and I took his 24 ft 550hp "Hellfire"...
Ho Chi Minh’s Helo by travelforaircraft | The Vietnam Military History Museum (Bảo tàng Lịch sử Quân sự Việt Na) in Hanoi has on display a fixed wing personal transport of Ho Ch Mihn, an Ilyushin Il 14 "Crate" — but there is a rotary wing personal transport which flew President Ho Chi Mihn in another Hanoi museum, the Vietnam Air Defense – Air Force Museum Air Defense (Bảo tàng Phòng không– Không quân). This is where a Mil Mi 4 (NATO reporting name "Hound") which flew President Minh sits atop a...
Bittersweet 50th anniversary for Canada's patched-up Sea King helicopters - CBC.ca | Canadian Armed Forces pilots have been flying Sea King helicopters for 50 years, with the anniversary celebrations taking place today and tomorrow. That these aging beasts are still flying at all is testament to both the talents of those who have been operating and maintaining the old aircraft, and to the failings of a series of governments that have been unable to replace the tired, often grounded Sea Kings since at least 1986....
1st Marine F-35B to land at MCAS Miramar · Douglas Aguillard, Photorecon.net | It was around noon on July 30, 2013, and several F/A-18′s from Marine squadrons, VMFA 314 “The Black Knights” and VMFA(AW) 225 “The Vikings” were taking off from the runways at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, just northeast of San Diego and heading out over the Pacific Ocean, when word came from the Base’s Control Tower, “She’s 65 miles out”...
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Rusted warbird attracting attention at AirVenture - Fox11online.com | OSHKOSH - Rusted. Broken in pieces. Covered in zebra mussels. This World War II FM-2 Wildcat crashed into Lake Michigan in 1944 off the Milwaukee-area shore. “The engine lost power on take off. So the plane basically rolled off the front of the ship.
Tuesday July 30, 2013 Update · eaavideo.org | There was plenty of sound to go along with the sights at AirVenture 2013 late Monday and into Tuesday. EAA's John Nicholson has the AirVenture Update.
EAA Chairman's Award Presented to AOPA's Craig Fuller | Craig Fuller, AOPA president/CEO, was presented with the EAA Chairman's Award from EAA Chairman Jack Pelton Tuesday for representing the essence of EAA in the highest standard.
OSH13: Wide Angle View Of Opening Day (Monday 7.29.13 - 9Pix) - AirPigz | While the few days 
Warbird Radio LIVE! – On Location From AirVenture 2013 – Episode 511 | On this episode Matt Jolley is on location in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at AirVenture 2013. Join in as the guys from the Hartman & Hilt Show co-host this special broadcast and talk about the sites and sounds of aviation’s big event. You never know who will stop by! Enjoy the show and thanks for listening.
MCAS Air Show performers announced - KFMB News 8 | The Blue Angels may be grounded for this year's Miramar Air Show, but that doesn't mean the show won't be spectacular. Tuesday, we're learning what kind of entertainment is on tap. Due to budget cuts, this year's air show will be different. The traditionally three-day event, will be scaled back to two days, Friday and Saturday....
famous aerial demonstration team will perform over Nanaimo Harbour to entertain the crowds and raise awareness sky high for the CHILD Foundation. The RCAF Snowbirds 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, known the world over for its unique form of precision formation flying, will fill the skies over Nanaimo Harbour Wednesday (July 31) at 6 p.m. with the roar of jet engines and music accompanying the show.... North Fork Valley Airport Hosts Fly-In Breakfast - KVNF Public Radio | Herb Anderson parks his plane on the tarmac at the North Fork Valley Airport in Paonia. He’s one of a handful of pilots and aviation fans out for a Saturday-morning “fly-in, drive-in” breakfast. Like some of the others here today, his plane is “experimental,” which basically just means he built it himself...
70 years later, a WWII veteran is aloft again on a B-17 - Buffalo News | Richard J. Notebaert piloted 50 combat missions in a B-17 bomber, so it was only fitting that he sat back Monday and enjoyed his 51st ride as a passenger. The Liberty Foundation’s Memphis Belle is back in Buffalo, and the 93-year-old former Army Air Forces captain from Amherst caught a ride on the historic World War II-era aircraft, which is much like the one he flew on daring raids over Italian cities such as Rome, Naples and Bologna in 1943...
Yankee Air Museum still short on funds days before deadline to save part of ... - AnnArbor.com | There has been some discussion between the museum and plant-owners RACER Trust about extending the deadline. Fliers, lawn signs, and billboards have been just part of the museums campaign to save the Willow Run bomber plant. Yankee Air Museum founder Dennis Norton declined to comment on the possibility aside from saying that talks with RACER “have been positive”. He said the museum is continuing discussions with potential donors and is aiming to meet the Thursday deadline...
Michigan men hope to recover B-25 bomber recovered from Tanana River - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | Brighton Township residents Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor made sure that didn't happen to the World War II-era plane.... With a team of 12 volunteers, the two men flew to the Alaskan wilderness in June and took apart the plane. A helicopter airlifted the 2,000-pound midsection, and a flat-bottom hauling boat took the rest by river. "Everything was a great success," Mihalek said. "In four days, we had pretty much the whole aircraft disassembled." A truck driver then transported the plane and pieces 3,700 miles from Alaska to Michigan. Everything arrived on July 15....
Antique Airfield
- The Rezich Family & the AAA 60 Years Later
- Antique Airfield Fly-In Preparation Volunteers
- Minden Fly-In and Husker Hawkeye Air Tour
- Latest Fly-In Registrations
- Youngest Pilot Award at the Fly-In Again Sponsored for Lifetime Membership
- It Runs! Vaughn Lovley's Vagabond
- North Cascades Vintage Aircraft Museum
- It Flies! Russell Williams' Ryan SC-W Engine Overhaul Complete
Retired jet to serve as St. Paul classroom - Minnesota Public Radio | ST. PAUL, Minn. — A retired cargo jet scheduled to land at St. Paul's Holman field Tuesday morning has a future as a classroom. FedEx is donating the 727 freighter jet to the St. Paul School District and the Minnesota Association of Women in Aviation. The plane will remain parked at the airport and its engines will be removed, but the association's Janese Thatcher said some of its systems will remain in operation for students to use....
5,000 kids take flight, thanks to Oregon couple · General Aviation News Staff | OSHKOSH, Wis. – Only one other person has flown more kids for EAA’s Young Eagles program than volunteer pilot Larry Durst. Since 1994, 5,000 children have taken flight with Durst. Working as a team — he flies, and his wife, Maxine, recruits — the Dursts’ relentless devotion to inspiring kids with aviation has earned the couple the 2013 Phillips 66 Aviation Leadership Award....
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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50000 cheer Angels' triumphant return - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Screeching engines startled spectators as the Navy's Blue Angels performed a high-speed pass overhead. Everyone's eyes locked onto a group of four jets as....
Tippin flies in his first air show - GreerToday | Aaron Tippin got to fly a few passes in his first air show. Tippin was in Granite Falls, Minn., (June 16) to perform a concert at the Ray Fagen Memorial Air Show at ...
Former Tiger Pitcher To Fly With Thunderbirds - WTVB | BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - Justin Verlander has zipped his fastball this season at 102 mph but J-V has nothing on ex-Tiger pitcher Dave Rozema who later ...
Flabob Airport launches Flying Circus from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | In a program designed to bring the origins of flight into modern day, Flabob Airport (RIR) in Riverside, Calif., will become the site for an Aerial Cavalcade Sept. 29. On that date, people will have the rare opportunity to see a Wright Flyer replica make a flight straight down the runway. A French Bleriot is also expected to fly. These two pioneer aircraft will be followed by flying machines from the 1920s, 1930s and '40s...
Latrobe Air Show is Back on Its Feet After 10 Years of Hibernation from US Army Golden 
Gallery: Rescheduled Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival sees ... - East Anglian Daily Times | ORGANISERS of the Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival have hailed the “bulldog spirit” of visitors after 340000 people turned out for the annual two-day spectacular...
Rain didn't ground air show - Evesham Journal | SPIRITS were high but numbers were low at the Throckmorton Air Show, wind and rain lashing the event on Saturday...
KMOX Fair St. Louis VIP Air Show Day sponsored by BBQ ASAP... by Jessica Krock | KMOX is proud to present the First Fair St. Louis VIP Air Show Day at the St. Louis, Tuesday, July 3rd from 9am – 3pm at the St. Louis Downtown Airport sponsored by BBQ ASAP...
Descendants of aviation pioneers gather from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Descendants of America's 'first families of aviation' gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for the first time for a celebration of the monumental achievements of their fathers and grandfathers and the tens of thousands of scientists, engineers, pilots and production workers who helped make America the world's aerospace and technology leader. The historic reunion at The Newseum included some three dozen...
Air Festival organisers pledge to donate cash to three armed forces ... - Bournemouth Echo | THREE good causes will benefit from thousands of pounds donated through this summer's Bournemouth Air Festival...
THE COLOMBIANS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE AIR TATTOO from Royal International Air Tattoo News | The Colombian Air Force will be sending a C-130H Hercules transport aircraft, based at Bogota and a new basic trainer called the T-90 Calima from Cali...
Italian Top Guns to Drive Lincoln Nissans - CisionWire | The last time the Frecce Tricolori attended the show was in 2004. The team ... Based at Rivolto in north-east Italy, the Frecce Tricolori will be making only one UK ...
FHC launches Blades poster design competition - DCA | Some of the country's most experienced display pilots, The Blades are experts in aerobatics. The team started 2012 as world record holders after setting the ...
Take Flight at the Air Zoo! - Air Zoo newsletter | North American B-25 Mitchell, June 28, Yankee Warrior | Don't miss the special opportunity to see and take a ride in the Yankee Air Museum's North American B-25 Mitchell! The B-25 was one of the most versatile and widely-used aircraft during WWII. As a medium bomber, it was often used for treetop raids in the Pacific. Its most famous role was in Gen. Doolittle's 1942 raid on Tokyo. The Yankee Air Museum's B-25 Yankee Warrior will offer a select number of 30-minute flights at the Air Zoo's East Campus.
Ford Tri-Motor, July 9-15, The Ford Tri-Motor is returning to the Air Zoo this summer and now you can take flight in it! The Tri-Motor was the world's first mass-produced airliner. Between 1925 and 1933, the Ford Motor Co. built 199 Tri-Motors. Today, only about 12 Tri-Motors remain. Don't miss the chance to take flight in these historic planes! Book a flight today by calling Tamra Stafford at 269.350.2815.
RIVERSIDE: March museum acquires U-2 spy plane flight suit - Press-Enterprise | A March Air Reserve Base officer has donated a high-altitude U-2 flight suit used by his father to the March Field Air Museum. Museum Director Patricia Korzec ...
Spitfire Flypast - Saturday 30th July, 5.30pm from RAF Museum London News | To commemorate Armed Forces Day the Museum will be hosting, subject to weather conditions, a flypast by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at approximately 5.30pm. This activity will be run in conjunction with our activities for our younger visitors for National Insect Week...
Don Parsons' Blog: Globe/Temco Swift Fly-In from Antique Airfield News | Photographs from the Swift Fly-In held this week at Creve Coeur Airport.
Jetman Yves Rossy in formation with Douglas DC-3 from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Pictured during a 23 June flight is Yves "Jetman" Rossy in close formation with a Douglas DC-3 over Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.The Swiss aviator dropped from an AS350 helicopter at 6,000ft and deployed the carbon-kevlar Jetwing - powered by four jet engines - which he uses his body to steer...
These photographs of the Shadow 200 drone being launched and recovered at night by U.S. 
Russian Observation Aircraft Takes To Canadian Skies Under International Treaty from Aviation.ca News | Between June 26 to 28, 2012, a Russian Federation Tupolev TU-154M aircraft will conduct observation flights over Canada, in accordance with the Treaty on Open Skies....
Calling All Teachers Attending AirVenture 2012 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Aviation is one of the best ways we know of to motivate kids to learn science, technology, engineering and math! This summer, Build A Plane and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association presents:..
Friday, May 4, 2012
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Navy's Blue Angels Arrive At Cherry Point For Air Show
- WITN | The Navy's Blue Angels 
Salute to Veterans Airshow - KRCG | by Jennifer Weiser The schedule is set for the 24th annual Salute to Veterans Air Show at Columbia Regional Airport over the Memorial Day weekend. Demonstration teams this year include the Navy's F-18 Superhornet Team, the Lima Lima Team, ...
Cherry Point Air Show to celebrate aviation heritage
- Havelock News | By Ken Buday The culmination of 100 years of Marine
Corps aviation and 70 years of Cherry Point will come down to this
weekend. The Cherry Point Air Show is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and
Sunday and promises a full slate of activities in the air ...
Snowbirds focused on necessary practice over Comox Valley
- Comox Vallety Record | By Contributed - Comox Valley Record As a
result of lost training opportunities due to weather, as well as an
intense training schedule, there will not be a formal public Snowbirds
show in the Comox Valley, confirmed 19 Wing Comox this week. Lieut...
The sky's the limit in Wanaka this weekend
- The Press | Spitfire and torpedo bomber flights, aerobatics displays
by the Royal New Zealand Air Force Red Checkers' team, display parachute
jumps and the unveiling of a new A109 military helicopter should keep
aeronautic buffs happy, but the beauty of the event ...
Red alert for airshow
- This is Grimsby | AN AIRSHOW in June has been reborn as Red Sunday as
organisers confirm more incredible aerial – and red – acts to
complement the Red Arrows. Organisers of the Festival Of Flight have
announced a number of attractions for the airshow on Sunday, ...
Air show founder seeks lease relief
- Quad City Times | Concerned about a jump in the lease rate for the
city-owned airport, the founder of the Quad-City Air Show took his
concern to the Davenport City Council on Wednesday. Ken Hopper, who
founded the air show 26 years ago, told the council he would seek ...
Team Flight – Texas Flying Legends from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | Two gorgeous aircraft over Grimes Field, OH. Texas Flying Legends P-51D “Dakota Kid” and P-40K “Aleutian Tiger” fly in formation of the port side of the B-25G “Panchito.” At the stick is Casey Odegaard and Warren Pietsch who make it look real easy and keep the planes in tight when they are working real hard at their craft!
Aerobatic flights roll into city
- Barrier Daily Truth | Designed by an award-winning German aerobatic
pilot, the Extra 300L has since become the number one aircraft choice
for stunt pilots around the world. It is sturdy and travels along the
ground smoothly- the takeoff would have been pleasant if I wasn't ...
Flying promotion for Russian war birds
- Wiltshire Business | Yakovlevs is one of the UK's leading formation
and aerobatic display teams, wowing more than 35 million spectators -
including the Queen and the Sultan of Brunei - at more than 850 events
across the world in their 12-year history...
Up and away as aviation history flies again - ABC Local | By Justin Huntsdale This weekend Albion Park will again host the Wings Over Illawarra weekend as rare and restored vintage planes take to the sky. To view this media, please enabled Javascript in your browser setttings. It's worth taking a trip to the ...
More Desert Kittyhawk data from Vintage Aeroplane Writer | Since my last post here on the topic, further images by Jakub Perka have been released (the full set are here) and two videos plus a later one. It is now reported that it is near the Farafra Oasis in the Al-Wadi Al Jadid in Egypt...
Great Northwest Air Race 16 June, 2012 Ephrata, WA (KEPH) from VAF Forums by Bob Axsom | kThe RVs are well represented in the RV Gold (390) and Blue (360) classes but once again no Reds (320) . The number of FAC5s is impressive (see www.sportairrace.org for definition of the classes)....
Fly-in adds vintage touch
- Pauls Valley Daily Democrat | “This is our annual antique fly-in,”
Lucas said. “We normally hold it later in the summer, but this year we
moved up to be on the same day as BrickFest.” As with past fly-in events
at the local airport this one is expected to feature some very unique
...
'This is Cinerama' Coming on September 17 - High-Def Digest | ...and concluding with a flight across America in the nose of a B-25 bomber. Bonus features will include: Audio commentary ...
Air Force Museum Foundation pitches future at Dayton Dragons from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The Air Force Museum Foundation, in coordination with several community leaders, will make a special announcement regarding the expansion of the National Museum of the United States Air Force in front of a home town crowd at the Dayton Dragons game on May 7, 2012. The announcement will surround a night of aviation activities in and around Fifth Third Field that are geared towards educating and entertaining Dragons fans, including some sneak peeks at what will be coming to the museum in the near future....
F-15E crashes in Southwest Asia
from Air Force Link Top Stories | An Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle
crashed May 3 at 11:40 a.m. local time while conducting a routine
training mission. Both crew members ejected safely...
Air Force accepts final F-22 Raptor from Air Force Link Top Stories | Senior Air Force officials attended a ceremony here May 2 commemorating the delivery of the final F-22 Raptor to the 
Celebrating in the sky with a birthday flight
- News Chief | There are probably no more than 10 people in the United
States who still fly an airplane at the age of 90, according to Jon
Brown, owner of Brown's Seaplane Base in Winter Haven. One of those rare
individuals was recently spotted in the air on his 90th birthday. Jim
Torphy flew his 1946 Piper Cub airplane solo on April 17, and called it
his "birthday flight."...
Jetman flies over Rio
- News & Observer | The Swiss aviator dropped from a helicopter and
deployed the Jet powered carbon-kevlar Jetwing which he uses his body
to steer as he flew over the Brazilian city before landing on Copacabana
Beach.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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CAF asks for support against proposed amendment from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | In response to a proposed amendment from Congressman Michael Turner to the House National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310) that, if allowed to pass, would have a devastating 
Five join Hall of Fame board
from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The National Aviation Hall
of Fame (NAHF) has added five aviation leaders to its board of trustees:
Retired Army four star General Richard “Dick” Cody, 2011 NAHF Enshrinee
Harry Robertson, attorney Geraldine Carolan, Air Force acquisition
expert Frances Duntz, and financial professional Mark Sparling...
Today's forecast: Sunshine and Blue Angels
- Pensacola News Journal | The Navy's flight demonstration squad is set
to fly at 8:30 am today and Wednesday at the National Naval Aviation
Museum, 1750 Radford Blvd., at Pensacola Naval Air Station. The forecast
calls for sunny skies, with a high near 71.
Fan Contests Announced for Jones Beach Air Show
- Patch.com | John Klatt – National Guard Reserve; Matt Chapman; David
Windmiller and Ed Hamill, who will fly the Bethpage Bi-Plane. For
up-to-date information about this year's show, visit
www.bethpageairshow.com. For further information, contact the New York
State ...
A N'Awlins Air Show isn't planned at NAS-JRB NOLA next year
- NOLA.com | Air show fans unable to get fix this past weekend, when
the aerial demonstration over Lake Pontchartrain was nixed due to foul
weather, won't get satisfaction locally next year, either. A N'Awlins
Air Show isn't...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Wings and Wheels set to unleash a Tornado of Explosive Excitement
from Flightline UK | The penetrating roar of jet engines accompanied by
the unmistakable thud of machine-gun fire, heart pumping explosions and
fierce heat from fireballs will have crowds on their feet in a flurry
of anticipation and adrenaline at Wings & Wheels 2012 as the RAF
Tornado GR4 display perform an astonishing and intense simulated attack
on the airfield. It’s guaranteed to blow your mind!...
Airshow history made
- Shoreham Herald | AN insight into RAF operations in Afghanistan will
be given to visitors at this year's Shoreham Airshow. For the first time
in the airshow's history, two Tornado GR4 aircraft from the XV Squadron
will perform a role demonstration. Airshow press officer ...
Red Tail Squadron Lands at Moton Field from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TUSKEGEE 
Pacific Aviation Museum executive director criticizes Pearl Harbor runway ... - The Republic | AP HONOLULU — The executive director of the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is criticizing a Navy plan to build solar panels on a historic runway on Ford Island. Kenneth DeHoff told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/JMr8aR ) it's an ...
fabforgottennobility: P-38 night version from Planeshots
Nose Art and Names: Personalizing Our Aircraft - More Than Warbirds from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | Nose art and dedications on aircraft are found outside of the warbird community, and finding examples around your local airport or fly-in is a rewarding experience. Some are...
Goldtimer Birthday Party with a LI-2 and Other Beauties from Roger-Wilco by krisztina | Crystal clear skies with just a few fluffy cumulus clouds above Budaors Airport provided the perfect setting for this special day, the 20th Anniversary of the Goldtimer Foundation. The sun was shining down on the participants of this flying jamboree which quickly evolved into a real family event...
Brett Gilmore Restoring a Fairchild 24 from Antique Airfield News | Brett Gilmore's friends on Facebook are treated to a stream of photos showing his restoration progress on a Fairchild 24. Here's a background story by Brett's father Mark Gilmore and photos. Very nice work Brett!...
Jetman “Yves Rossy” Breathtaking Fly Over The Swiss Alps from Bonjour BlueSky
Where are all the Orbiters going? from How I Am Becoming An Astronaut by Damaris Sarria Toepel | This month NASA has commenced the delivery of its four Space Shuttle orbiters to their final destinations. After an extensive decommissioning process, the fleet -- which includes three former working spacecraft and one test orbiter -- is nearly ready for public display...
SpaceX, NASA looking for new Falcon 9 launch date following slip from NASASpaceFlight.com by Chris Bergin | Following SpaceX’s announcement that their Falcon 9 launch date will be slipping from its April 30 target, evaluations are taking place – in cooperation with NASA – to ascertain when the Dragon spacecraft can make its debut attempt to berth with the International Space Station (ISS). With an unofficial NET date of May 7, Dragon may yet have to dodge an upcoming Soyuz mission....
Shuttle Enterprise Flight Over New York City Metro Area Moved To April 27 from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA managers, in coordination with Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum officials, tentatively are targeting Friday, April 27, for the ferry of space shuttle Enterprise from Washington Dulles International Airport...
Saturday, November 26, 2011
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100 years of aviation - New Straits Times | For the first time, more than 50 new generation aircraft will be lined up on the Subang Skypark tarmac, where visitors can see them from up close. Visitors 
Afterburner - Planeshots
Yves Rossy Meets TED (Video) - AVweb | In June of 2011, TED, a nonprofit "devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading" interviewed Yves Rossy, popularly known as JetMan, and detailed how Rossy flies the two-meter rigid wing he straps to his back -- they've now released video. Rossy explains that the most recent incarnation of his wing is powered by four microturbines that together generate roughly 200 pounds of thrust and...
Britain's first seaplane to fly again as enthusiasts make replica of Manchester-built Waterbird - Manchester Evening News | Enthusiasts are to relive one of the landmark moments in aviation history 
by building – and flying – a replica of the Manchester aircraft that became Britain's first seaplane. The Waterbird, which was designed and built at the AV Roe factories in Ancoats, completed its successful maiden flight 100 years ago today from the waters of Windermere....
WWII pilot joins in 70th anniversary of Columbia Army Air Base - Columbia Star | Alvin Strasburger read about the upcoming 70th anniversary commemorating the opening of the Columbia Army Air Base (CAAB) in The Columbia Star and immediately called the office of host organization, South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation www.schistoricaviation.org for details. Strasburger did the last leg of his WWII aeronautics training at...
Honor Flight Fort Worth takes WWII vets to D.C. memorial - Star_Telegram | Former Army cook J.J. Davidson had never walked around the 7 acres of the World War II Memorial or seen the massive pillars and reflecting pool that honor the millions who won that war. Neither had Orpha Mae Blood, an Army nurse who tended to badly wounded men as they returned home from fighting in Italy and France. Certainly neither had received a....
God's strong, eternal love is able to overcome fears - Detroit News | ...The memorial was dedicated in 1943 to the name and heroics of a B-17 pilot whose plane was shot down just days after Pearl Harbor. Few people know the statue's namesake, however. It is better known as the "Four Freedoms Monument."...
Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando – ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ - Shortfinals's Blog | It might seem odd to quote the words of Baron Pierre de Coubertin on the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894 - ’Citius, Altius, Fortius’- (Faster, Higher, Stronger), but that’s exactly what the Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was, when compared to its main competitor, the C-47 Skytrain. The....
Memories of the cold war from Barrow to the Arctic Ocean ice islands - The Arctic Sounder | "Those are the Russians," a local person told me. "They fly over just to test our defenses. Later you'll likely see U.S. jets from the Alaska bases responding." Sure enough — the U.S. fighters did come by. Both sides just testing each other. But it took much longer to hear about a secret mission (Project Coldfeet) to a hastily abandoned deteriorating Soviet ice station (or drift station) in the Arctic Ocean back in 1962. It involved two U.S. intelligence officers parachuting into the station because the airstrip had broken up. Their job was to collect data on the Soviet facility, equipment and technology. They were flown out to the drift station in a B-17.....
Aviation history in Cumbria celebrated with monuments - BBC | Six former airfields in Cumbria are to be commemorated with granite memorials. The Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust (ABCT) said the monuments would acknowledge the locations as heritage sites and highlight their contribution....
Today in Aviation History – November 26 - CRUFC
Happy Thanksgiving from Ghana - Flight to Success | "Thank you all for your giving happily to MoM all year, may your Thanksgiving day be a wonderful one.... we give thanks for you all being our friends, supporters and encourager's from the USA - you and your families!....
‘Friends’ aim to protect facility, educate public - Santa Maria Times | Lifelong passions for flying and a love of general aviation airports spurred two local pilots — Jolie Lucas and Mitch Latting — to start an all-volunteer organization to save the Oceano Airport. Lucas and Latting, who were married in 2005 and hosted their wedding reception at the beachside airport, co-founded Friends of Oceano Airport in...
Aviation school investing €500,000 in new hangar and aircraft - The Malta Independent Online | Malta Wings and its sister company and Malta’s largest flying school, the Malta School of Flying, said they will be investing €500,000 on a new hangar and aircraft. The school intends to upgrade its fleet with the new twin-engined P2006T....
Girl Who Named NASA's Mars Rover Excited to Watch It Blast Off - Space.com | When NASA's next Mars rover launches toward the Red Planet tomorrow (Nov. 26), the girl who gave the huge robot a name will be there to see it off....
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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Airshow ready to take flight - Houston Chronicle | Free bus shuttles are available with proof of ticket purchase This year's Wings Over Houston Airshow will feature helicopter aerobatics and a parachute team, lots of jets and performances by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, among other attractions. ...
Great Georgia Air Show returns this weekend - The Citizen.com | Later this week, look up in the sky and you'll see birds, planes and even more planes as The Great Georgia Air Show returns to Peachtree City. The popular event takes place each October at Falcon Field in Peachtree City and features a variety of ...
'Low and Fast' Air Show Coming to Magic Valley - Twin Falls Times-News | The Navy Blue Angels will return to Joslin Field, Magic Valley Regional Airport in 2012 for the 'Air Magic Valley' air show, last held in 2008. (Times-News file photo) TWIN FALLS • The US Navy Blue Angels will return to the Magic...
Local pilot makes US World Team - WRBL | News 3 takes you up in the air with a Columbus pilot representing America at the World Aerobatic Championships. (more) You know you have mastered your sport when you earn the right to represent your country at the world championships. ...
Tucson Aerobatic Shootout - Tucson Weekly | A radio-control airplane showcase features top international aerobatic pilots competing for $100000 in cash and prizes in a freestyle contest from 10:30 am to 5 pm, Saturday, Oct. 8; and 10:30 am to 3 pm, Sunday, Oct. 9. The Southern Arizona Rocketry...
Photos: Season Opening Axalp (-Ebenfluh) Shooting Range from AirSpace by Grimmi
'Bird Man' flies alongside airplanes - Translated w Video | ... He has flown over the English Channel and the Grand Canyon with the equipment. Rossy, a former fighter pilot, says his dream was always to "fly like a bird." ...
NASA Astronaut Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at Discovery Museum from PR Newswire | HOUSTON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Michael Massimino will be the featured guest at the Discovery Museum and Planetarium's National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 8. During his visit, Massimino will give a multi-media presentation about...
October 4, 2011 In the Pitts part 1 by Linda Street-Ely | Linda: The FAA Safety Seminar scheduled for October 29 must be one of the most popular offered through “WINGS,” a voluntary continuing education program for pilots. Credits are accumulated by attending approved programs and logging certain types of training. Hot off the press came the invitation to join ...
Lee Davenport, WWII radar developer, dies at 95 - Boston Globe | Lee Davenport, a physicist who developed a radar device for US and allied troops in World War II, has died. He was 95. His daughter, Carol Davenport, said Tuesday he died of cancer Friday in Greenwich. Davenport earned his Ph.D. in physics for work he ...
In this issue:
Aviation's Next generation - EAA’s ambitious and extremely successful Young Eagles program is our most valuable tool in the creation of new pilots.
Interview: Meet a Motivated Young Airplanista - Amy Jens Hansen is all of 12 years old, but her passion for aviation is strong and her flying future will be glorious.
Flying in Thin Air - Airplanista’s E.U. correspondent explains the tricky operations of Samedan Airport near St. Moritz and Davos, Switzerland.
Photo Feature: Just Jets - When it comes to photographing operations at large airports, this month’s featured photog shows us how he gets the best shots by seeking out beautiful backgrounds.
Happening in Hartford: AOPA Summit 2011 - So much to see, so much to do, where to start? A CRJ driver for a regional airline describes “his” Summit adventure.
Playing with the Big Dogs - Plenty of uncertainty can be waiting for anyone flying into busy class bravo airspace VFR. To simplfy the process, the trip is made easier with an IFR flight plan.
GK Films Plans WWII 'Battle Of Britain' - Deadline.com | Graham King's GK Films has hired Robert Towne to write The Battle of Britain, a script about the largest and most sustained air battle to date. King and Tim Headington will produce. In 1940, the Royal Air Force battled the German Luftwaffe for control ...
Crash and Burn: ABC’s 'Pan Am' Is Another Downer from Adweek : Television by Anthony Crupi | Heading into the third week of the 2011-12 TV season, the new crop of broadcast dramas appears to be dying on the vine. Programs that got off to a healthy start during premiere week wilted the second time around, and shows that stumbled at the gate did even worse in their return dates. Most recently, the promising Pan Am on Sunday night plummeted 28 percent from its debut deliveries, averaging 7.75 million viewers in ABC’s 10 p.m. time slot....
Video: F-35B Sea Trials from Latest Vlog
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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Blue Angels will fly at Miramar air show - NavyTimes.com | SAN DIEGO — The Blue Angels flight demonstration team will highlight this year's Miramar Air Show, the Marine Corps announced Friday. The Navy's blue-and-gold team of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will perform during the annual air show, which runs Sept. ...
2011 BLUE ANGELS Website PROMO from vimeo.com
Bid to Be Part of “Team Goulian for a day” – AOPA’s Fundraiser from Mike Goulian Airshows | You can help make General Aviation better. Bid now to be one of Mike Goulian’s “Crew for a Day” at the Quonset, RI air show in June of 2012! This auction will help fund critical preservation and improvement initiatives that the AOPA Foundation supports to ensure the future of general aviation including community airports, pilot safety education, growing the pilot population and educating the public on the benefits of GA. ...
Pietschs to be featured at Sunday’s airshow - The Ticket Depot | This year, Kent and Warren Pietsch – pilots and operators of the Pietsch Airshow will be featured as they take to the air for their comedy act, dead stick act, aerobatic act and performing dual act. ...
Memphis Airshow 2011 | Join the 2011 Memphis Airshow in celebrating 100 Years of Naval Aviation at Millington Regional Jetport September 17 & 18.
2011 COPPERSTATE Fly-In & Aviation Expo Offers Something for Everyone - Examiner.com | Its cache includes the B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey,” which rolled off the Douglas assembly line in 1944 (shown, left); “Maid in the Shade,” a B-25 “Mitchell” twin-engine bomber; and the SNJ T-6 “Texan,” a two-person pilot-trainer aircraft ...
21st Annual Fly-in/Cruise In | Marion Municipal Airport, Marion, IN | Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 is the date for the 21st Annual Fly/In Cruise/In at Marion Municipal Airport in Marion, Indiana. The action starts early at 7:00am and runs until 2:00pm. This annual event features antique, classic, homebuilt , ultralight, rotorcraft and warbird aircraft as well as vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles, autocycles and tractors. An all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is served, with all proceeds benefitting the Marion High School Band.
Let's Fly! Aviation history coming to Des Moines - Highline Times | Information: (206) 878-1642 John McEvoy is an expert of aviation history with practical predictions for the airline industry and employment requirements. September 13th, John will feature the airplane itself from start to delivery. ...
PICTURES: Red Arrows resume training with eight Hawks - Flightglobal | The Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has begun flying rehearsals to appear at its first public event since suffering a fatal incident on 20 August. Eight of the team's distinctive BAE Systems Hawk T1s were photographed ...
Matt Hall announces new 2011 performance schedule - Australian Flying | Aussie Red Bull Air Race ace Matt Hall has announced a raft of new aerobatic demonstrations he'll be performing at events throughout the country for the remainder of 2011. Over the next five months a very busy Hall will thrill crowds with his dynamic ...
Ruby Riptide goes to Acro Camp | 3 thoughts on “Acro Camp Day -1”. Larry Overstreet on August 25, 2011 at 4:57 am said: Ruby,. You are doing this for you, your son, and for each of my four girls. Thanks for getting out there and showing them what is possible! ...
Jet man sets his sights higher - Jersey Evening Post | JET Man Yves Rossy is preparing to rocket back over the skies of Jersey – but has been forced to cancel his planned low flypast. Last month, event organisers said that the stuntman might be able to swoop down to just 600 ft over St Aubin's Bay after ...
2011 Viper West Ride A Long - YouTube | Come "Ride-A-Long" with Capt Garret "Mace" Dover, your 2011 Viper West Demo pilot, as he performs a full Demo during the 2011 Heritage Flight Training Conference at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, March 2011! This is also a video we like to play for the kids during our numerous school and community visits to go along with our presentation!
B25 Roll out Ceremony at Alberta Aviation Museum. from Aviation.ca News | From the flying the pitch black battlefield skies of Europe in the Second World War through standing guard over Canada’s North through the Cold War in the 1950s as well as Search & Rescue and humanitarian missions through to the...
First black naval aviator honored in new film - The Boston - Bay State Banner | At the age of 24, Brown became the first African American naval aviator in the United States Navy. In a new documentary film produced by the University of Central Florida and the Zora Neale Hurston Institute for Documentary Studies, Brown is honored ...
Centenary Of 1st Air Mail in UK from What's On at RAF Museum London | 30 August 2011 - 9 September 2011 | On 9th of September at 11.00am we will be commemorating the 1st Air Mail Flight in the UK with a helicopter flight from the Museum to Windsor Great Park retracing the exact route taken by Gustav Hamel in a Bleriot aircraft on 9th of September 1911. This flight will be carrying letters to Her Majesty The Queen. As part of this commemoration, the Museum will be providing children with the opportunity to place a letter to ...
Spectacular WW2 aerial displays at heritage site - Horncastle Today | The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby, near Spilsby, will be holding the special event all day on Monday, August 29. And those who pop along to the centre will be in for a treat - with flying action from iconic aircraft such as the ...
Collings Foundation aircraft return to MAPS - Suburbanite | The Collings Foundation is a non-profit educational foundation devoted to organizing "living history" events that allow people to learn more about the aviation heritage of these famous aircraft. The foundation has been flying the tour for 22 years and, ...
Air Museum may move near brewery - Tillamook Headlight Herald | The owners of the Tillamook Air Museum are in negotiations with the Port of Tillamook Bay to relocate to a facility that would be built alongside the planned Pelican Pub Brewery. The owners are looking to move the museum from the space it currently ...
Walk around photo's of AH-6M Littlebird 160th SOAR from Military Photos | Hi guys are ther any walk around pictures of the AH-6M that the 160th SOAR use with the six blade rotor head anywhere. I remember seeing some but ...
Balloons take to sky this weekend for 17th annual bash - Mywesttexas.com | ALPINE -- Around 20 hot-air balloons will launch at daylight Labor Day Weekend from the Casperis Airport during the 17th Big Bend Balloon Bash. "I've been doing it for a long time," said Kenneth Clouse, president of the Big Bend Balloon Bash Inc., a non-profit group sponsoring the hot air balloon activities. "I've flown quite a bit. Every flight is different. I don't care how many times you've flown, every one of them is going to be different. No two are going to be the same." Time for flight is ...
AF: Raptors could resume flying 'soon' - DoD Buzz | Norton Schwartz says he expects a report soon that will lay out the next steps for getting the F-22 Raptors back into regular service, Air Force
Magazine reported Wednesday in its must-read Daily Report. Schwartz told air scribe John Tirpak that the ...The First Boeing 747 from I Love Planes by Rafael
NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures from SPACE.com | NASA's Apollo program put the first humans on the moon. See how the missions flew in this photo tour.
Video: Human Space Flight: A Look Ahead from Spaceports
